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English noun: hookworm

1. hookworm (animal) parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts


Broader (hypernym)nematode, nematode worm, roundworm


Member meronymAncylostomatidae, family Ancylostomatidae

2. hookworm (state) infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin


Synonymshookworm disease


Broader (hypernym)helminthiasis









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